Orlando

Well...it's a little late, but better than never!

*A little over a month ago, Will texted me in the middle of the day that he was being "called in to the principal's office", meaning he was called in to his boss's office. Then later, I got a text asking me to call him when I could. I got a little worried...this didn't sound good!

*When I finally was able to call him, I heard the great news, Will was being sent to Orlando to receive an Excellence Award for being an amazing team leader! The even better news was that the company was paying for everything for him and his "significant other" (isn't Lockheed so PC), and he told me he wanted me to be his "significant other" (isn't that just too sweet!)

*So, after shopping for the perfect dress (black tie affair), packing myself, packing Will, packing more when I realized Will had room in his suitcase, we were finally on our way to FL!

*We arrived in FL with no issues, until we hit the rental car counter...even though there was only one person in line in front of us, we probably waited almost 45 minutes before we were helped. So we get to the car, a very nice, very shiny car whose name I cannot pronounce. Even the rental car lady just wrote K in the model line. I quickly renamed the car "Sushi", and she became our Sushi! *We relied on our trusty iPhone GPS to get us to the tux shop to pick up Will's tux before they closed at 9...it was 8:15 by this time. As we are paying for the tux, the very helpful employee told us that since Will worked for Lockheed and he was getting an award, his rental was 40% off! I asked if they gave the females dress allowences and was told they didn't. Lockheed lost some points on that one!

*Finally around 9, we were able to find a place to eat. This proved more difficult because Will refused to eat at a chain restaurant where we could eat at home and I could not have meat. We found a sports bar that had a respectable fish sandwich and headed to the hotel. It was after 10:30 when we checked in to the hotel, so we pretty much just showered and headed to bed!

*Saturday morning-aka Harry Potter day-, I set an early alarm and dragged Will out of bed and into clothes so that we could head to Universal Studios. I had been promised a trip to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and I was determined to spend as much time as possible there! I LOVED it! I was like a kid in a candy store! I wanted to do and see everything I could! It was everything I expected! We rode the rides, watched the wand show and toured the different buildings. See facebook for more in depth pictures.

* So we spent a wonderful day at Universal Studios, visiting Harry Potter, Dr. Suess, Marvel Comic Books, and other random characters. Before we knew it though, it was time to head back to the hotel and get ready for an Evening of Excellence! Hair dryer, straightner and dress steamer plugged in, we began to get ready. Luckily, the ceremony was at the Gaylord (where we were staying) so we were able to take our time getting ready.

*We headed down to cocktail hour, found our seats and began the evening! Will received his award after the salad course, and then was able to relax through the rest of the night. the ceremony was lovely and of course I was very proud of Will! Towards the end of the evening, the MC announced there was entertainment coming out. A local Broadway troupe performed "Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid". While it was nice and entertaining, it was a little out of place...then they came back at the end of the night and did a medley of "Dream Girls", "Wicked" and "Hairspray". If you know me, you know I love musicals, but this just seemed forced and out of place.

*Sunday, we were able to sleep in a little before packing up and heading back to reality! We packed up, checked out of the Gaylord, returned the tux, grabbed some lunch, returned Sushi and boarded the plane back to TX! Even though it was very quick trip, it was much needed for both of us! While we both love being home, it's nice to get away sometimes!